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An inexpensive method of backing up an SMB to the cloud
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 14:16 — DanielFirst let’s get some assumptions out of the way.
- This is geared toward a relatively well connected organization. What well connected means will greatly depend on the size of the organization but for a relatively small company with maybe a few hundred GB of storage that you want to backup online a business class cable connection will probably meet the bandwidth requirements but DSL or T1 will not. The quality (downtime etc.) is actually much less important than the raw amount of data you can upload.
- I implemented a solution in an environment I previously worked in and it worked well. Watch the caveats I add throughout the document.
Hyper-V Backups using built in Windows tools
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 11:32 — DanielAt work we have decided to backup some of our Hyper-V servers to disk using the built in Windows 2008 tools and then back that up to tape for rotation. You will find instructions for this process in this article.
Enable VSS on the Hyper-V server
Install Windows Server Backup (WSB) feature
start /w ocsetup "WindowsServe Backup"
Edit the Registry
From command line:
reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WindowsServerBackup\ApplicationSupport\{66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE}"
How to Suck at Data Backups
Mon, 05/18/2009 - 07:20 — DanielThis is presented in the same vein as Lenny Zeltser’s How to Suck at Information Security. If you have not read Lenny’s article it is highly recommended.
What makes a good backup solution? (4 fo 4)
Sun, 05/17/2009 - 21:01 — DanielWhat makes a good backup solution?
Part 4 of 4
Other topics
What makes a good backup solution? (3 fo 4)
Sun, 05/17/2009 - 20:58 — DanielWhat makes a good backup solution?
Part 3 of 4
Three more topics
If you have not read part one and part two you may want to start there.
In this section we will look at three more topics. First we will look at what kind of disaster we want to protect ourselves from. Then we will look at protecting the backups themselves and finally we will look at backup media.
What makes a good backup solution? (2 fo 4)
Sun, 05/17/2009 - 20:47 — DanielWhat makes a good backup solution?
Part 2 of 4
Backup Types
If you have not read part one you may want to start there.
In this section we will look at the types of backups that are available in a modern environment. First we will start with a review of the 4 types of backups that most traditional backup systems can do. Then we will move on to newer techniques and technologies.
What makes a good backup solution? (1 fo 4)
Sun, 05/17/2009 - 20:39 — DanielWhat makes a good backup solution?
Part 1 of 4
Critical Elements of a Backup Plan
How do I know that my computers are “safe”?
Fri, 05/15/2009 - 06:19 — DanielThis came out of a discussion on the NLUG list about making sure that Windows boxes are not infected with malware. This goes beyond that and tries to look at what technologies are out there to protect and monitor your machines. It is somewhat Windows centered but the concepts are the same for any OS (OS X, Linux, *BSD etc). I’ll throw in here my regular comment about OS security. All operating systems have bugs. Some have less than others but any OS must be regularly patched or you will be vulnerable.
This is aimed toward the business market but many of the concepts still hold true for the home user.
Maybe auto patching is a good idea
Mon, 08/27/2007 - 19:49 — DanielMicrosoft is reported to be looking at the idea of sending home editions of their OS set to automatically update unless the customer turns the functionality off. My initial thinking on this is that it could be a great boon to the security and stability of the Internet.
First let’s look at the negatives.
1) Bad patches. I think this will fix most of that by forcing Microsoft to write better patches and more importantly test more thoroughly. More on this later.
Keeping Your Computer Safer on the Internet
Mon, 08/27/2007 - 19:44 — DanielMuch like much of what is called "safe sex" would be more accurately called safer sex, I will call this safer computing.
This is in some sort of order but I will not promise order of importance because it is all important.
